Forrest Gump vs Welcome to the Sticks

Forrest Gump has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.7/10 for Welcome to the Sticks). Welcome to the Sticks is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 22m. Forrest Gump is the older of the two (1994 against 2008). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Forrest Gump posterForrest Gump1994 VS Welcome to the Sticks posterWelcome to the Sticks2008
Forrest GumpWelcome to the Sticks
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 6.7/10
Year19942008
Length2h 22m1h 46m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceComedy, Drama, Romance
CountryUnited States of AmericaFrance
DirectorRobert ZemeckisDany Boon
Main castGary Sinise, Robin Wright, Tom Hanks, Hanna Hall, Siobhan Fallon HoganDany Boon, Michel Galabru, Anne Marivin, Kad Merad, Guy Lecluyse

Synopsis

Forrest Gump

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

Welcome to the Sticks

Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of…

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